Poem: Silver Shadows

Updated on March 12, 2009

Silver Shadows(In memory of Reggie L. Washington Sr.)

Alone,Drifting across fallen shadows I sailOnward, arms stretched reaching over a tilted bow searchingSearching for answers as fingertips sift thru raining moonlightFrustrated by fragmentationCaptured by lamentationThis path of painThe wake of disbelief along a wavering checkered trailTime’s grain slips further thru the hourglassFalling thru darknessFalling faster away from asphyxiating fearI hear clarity thru echoes of the unsaidA whisperA voice encouraging the next stepPushing both hands forth on the self, my life, to grab my destiny, thewheelYet as these memories slip furtherSlip slowly thru fingers clutched tightEmbracing treasured images held dearDeep within I feel the vibration as the clock’s tick struck earlyA moment feared now past gone way too soon,I rest within moments of laughter as I’m warmWarmed in knowing your safe and watchingWhispering life thru sacred shadowsYour homeOur homeThe place of peace without judgment among the starsThe place of peace behind the silvery moon